Letter from Eric Halse concerning the Dardenelles (2)

The letter is a hand written transcript of Eric's letter to his future wife, Annie Bell (Betty) and this transcript was in an envelope addressed to Miss Halse, 63 Bromham Rd., Bedford. It was not sent by post, or sealed. Miss Halse was Lillian Halse, sister to Sir Reginald Charles Halse, Archbishop of Brisbane. The connection with Eric Halse is not certain. Born in Johannesburg in 1898, Eric Halse came to Bedford with his parents as a boy and was educated at Bedford Grammar School. After leaving the school in 1913 he joined the Artists Rifles, a territorial unit, and on the outbreak of war was commissioned with the East Yorkshire Regiment. During the 1914-1918 War he served at the Dardanelles and in France. Towards the end of the war he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. He died in 1963.

Editor's Comment:
Lt. (later Capt.) Eric A. Halse, 6th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment. The 6th Bn formed part of the 11th (Northern) Division, and landed at Suvla Bay on the 6th August, 1915, evacuating the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 21st December 1915.

本件为埃里克致未来妻子安妮·贝尔（贝蒂）的手写书信誊抄本，该誊抄本被存放于一封寄往贝德福德市布罗姆汉姆路63号霍尔西小姐的信封中。该信封未封口，亦未曾通过邮政投递。这位霍尔西小姐为莉莲·霍尔西，乃是布里斯班大主教雷金纳德·查尔斯·霍尔西爵士的胞妹。目前暂未明确其与埃里克·霍尔西的关联。埃里克·霍尔西于1898年生于约翰内斯堡，幼年随父母迁居贝德福德，并就读于贝德福德文法学校。1913年从该校毕业后，他加入了地方部队艺术家步枪团；一战爆发后，他被委任至东约克郡团服役。在1914至1918年的一战期间，他先后在达达尼尔海峡与法国战场服役。一战末期，他转至皇家飞行军团服役，最终于1963年逝世。

编者按：
埃里克·A·霍尔西中尉（后晋升为上尉），隶属于东约克郡团第6营。该第6营隶属于第11（北部）师，于1915年8月6日在苏弗拉湾登陆，并于同年12月21日撤离加利波利半岛。